this is bbc news life in london. despite the rain, huge crowds came to buckingham palace to greet the royal party. a moment in history as this in edward's crown was placed on the king was knackered by the archbishop of canterbury at westminster abbey. gad archbishop of canterbury at westminster abbey. god save the kinu. god westminster abbey. god save the king- god save — westminster abbey. god save the king. god save the _ westminster abbey. god save the king. god save the queen. - camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth the queen mother, in 1937.

a personal moment between king and heir, william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i, william, prince of wales, pledge my loyalty to and truth i will bear unto you as your liegeman in life and limb, so help me god. after the ceremony the royal couple headed back to buckingham palace as the crowds cheered on along the mall. and the weather causes a scaled—down fly—past, but the red arrows delighted the crowds. good evening. welcome to buckingham palace after all the _ welcome to buckingham palace after all the pomp and ceremony and the enormous _

all the pomp and ceremony and the enormous crowds we had in front of buckingham palace today, it is now still very— buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, stilla bit buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a bit wet, as welt — there's been no event like it in seven decades. king charles iii has been crowned in a ceremony rich with music and symbolism at london's westminster abbey. the king took an oath on a bible promising to fulfil the duties of the monarch. his queen — camilla — was also crowned in a service which included representatives from a range of faiths across the uk and the commonwealth. the coronation was watched by world leaders — including 90 heads of state — and celebrities inside the abbey. millions watched around the world. us first ladyjill biden was there. but president biden is not in the uk. french president emmanuel macron and first lady of ukraine olena zelenska were also in the abbey, as were leaders of commonwealth countries and the prime minister rishi sunak, who gave a reading from the bible during the service.

in the most sacred part of the service, the king was shielded from public view by screens while choristers sang handel's zadok the priest, performed at every coronation since the early 18th century. prince william also made a pledge of loyalty to king charles, before members of the congregation were invited to offer their own support. thousands of people lined the streets to see the king and queen as they returned to buckingham palace in the gold state coach, first used in 1831. the flag—waving crowds cheered as the coach drawn by eight horses drove by. they were accompanied by a procession made up of 4,000 military personnel marching in step. a short while afterwards, the new king and queen appeared on the balcony of buckingham palace with other members of the royal family although the king's brother the duke of york, prince andrew, and his son the duke of sussex, prince harry, were not there.

the watching royals were treated to a military fly—past over the palace which included the iconic red arrows. a huge security operation was in place for the event. several hundred anti—monarchy protesters in trafalgar square jeered during the service, as it was relayed to crowds. several demonstrators were arrested — that followed the passing of a new law in britain this week to toughen rules on public protests. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been watching all the events. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests

from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather — as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king's family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duke of york making a brief appearance in public, wearing the

robes of a knight of the garter. attended by prince george, who was one of the pages, and dressed in his robes of state, the king entered the abbey for his crowning to hubert parry�*s anthem, i was glad. # vivat the prince and princess of wales took their places

with princess charlotte and five—year—old prince louis. the king was greeted to his coronation by a chorister. your majesty, as children of kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. in his name, and after his example, i come not to be served but to serve. will you solemnly promise and swear... the king swore the traditional coronation 0ath, to govern the peoples of the united kingdom and his other realms according to their laws. i solemnly promise so to do. there was a special composition from the ascension choir. and then the most sacred moments of the service...

music: zadok the priest. the anointing of the monarch for which the king was divested of his robe and jacket and moved to the coronation chair which had been screened from view, to be anointed with holy oil. the king knelt before the altar, before being dressed in robes of gold, to receive the coronation regalia. the orbs, sceptres and other items some of which were presented by representatives of other faiths. and then the moment of the king's crowning.

god save the king! god save the king. the prince of wales pledged his loyalty. faith and truth i will bear unto you as your liege man of life and limb, so help me god. god save the king! god save king charles. the family watched. harry in the third row from the front. i now invite those who wish to offer their support to do so. the congregation in the abbey recited the homage of the people.

i swear that i will pay true allegance to your majesty and to your heirs and successors, according to law. so help me god. and then the queen was crowned, the culmination of the transformation of the former camilla parker—bowles. # god save our gracious king... the coronation was over, king charles and queen camilla made their way out of westminster abbey. waiting in the rain, the gold state coach... and the parade of more than 4,000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace. prince george had rejoined his brother and sister, after his page boy duties, the family making their way to the palace, past the waiting crowds.

under the palace balcony for the first time came charles ii! joined by queen camilla, joined by the pages and the working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows, in a curtailed coronation fly—past. finally, on the balcony, it was just the king and queen. charles, a crowned monarch now, committed to the service of his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0n on occasion full of iconic images which will be replayed again and again in the uk through history. quite a special day for the 2200 people who attended the ceremony at the abbey. 0ne people who attended the ceremony at the abbey. one of those was suhail busman, this is what he had to say about his experience.— about his experience. seeing everyone _ about his experience. seeing everyone walking _ about his experience. seeing everyone walking in, - about his experience. seeing everyone walking in, the -

everyone walking in, the commonwealth as a whole and seeing the king being crowned and then walking out, it wasjust the king being crowned and then walking out, it was just amazing. there was a private part of the ceremony, could you see what was going on? ceremony, could you see what was auoin on? , . ,. , ., going on? they had tv screens going on but when — going on? they had tv screens going on but when the _ going on? they had tv screens going on but when the king _ going on? they had tv screens going on but when the king was _ going on? they had tv screens going on but when the king was walking in | on but when the king was walking in and out and all of the royals and commonwealth and everyone, you could see them walking past you. so it was just amazing. he was looking at everyone, to be honest, going past which makes it really special because it means he has recognised all of those community helpers that have helped to support their communities.— have helped to support their communities. ~ ., , , communities. who else did you see? at the end, — communities. who else did you see? at the end, i — communities. who else did you see? at the end, i saw _ communities. who else did you see? at the end, i saw rishi _ communities. who else did you see? at the end, i saw rishi sunak. - communities. who else did you see? at the end, i saw rishi sunak. he - at the end, i saw rishi sunak. he asked me what i was doing and why i was there. so that was amazing. then i met humza yousaf and his wife. the first minister of scotland, yes. we spoke to him and we took a selfie

with him. tony blair, the ex prime minister. also gordon brown, also an ex prime minister. so it was quite a nice day. and i took some selfies with some showbiz people do. you you were there with your mum standing backstage with her camera, did she have a good day? i backstage with her camera, did she have a good day?— have a good day? i definitely think she did. have a good day? i definitely think she did- she _ have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was _ have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was there _ have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was there for- have a good day? i definitely think she did. she was there for the - she did. she was there for the selfies and when i was taking pictures with humza yousaf and his wife he actually invited my mum over to be part of the picture which was really nice of him. this to be part of the picture which was really nice of him.— really nice of him. this will be a da ou really nice of him. this will be a day you will— really nice of him. this will be a day you will remember - really nice of him. this will be a day you will remember for - really nice of him. this will be a i day you will remember for the rest of your life, that you tell your family, your children about. definitely, yes, a moment in history, something to rememberfor ever and it will always be there in my mind. ever and it will always be there in m mind. .,, ., ., . my mind. those who were watching esterda , my mind. those who were watching yesterday, remind _ my mind. those who were watching yesterday, remind them _ my mind. those who were watching yesterday, remind them about - my mind. those who were watching yesterday, remind them about the l yesterday, remind them about the amazing work you do, you had an illness, tell us about that first of

all. i illness, tell us about that first of all. . , . ., , illness, tell us about that first of all. ., ., all. i was diagnosed with leukaemia in jul all. i was diagnosed with leukaemia in july 2018- — all. i was diagnosed with leukaemia in july 2018- my _ all. i was diagnosed with leukaemia in july 2018. my community - all. i was diagnosed with leukaemia in july 2018. my community work i injuly 2018. my community work journeys started during christmas 2018 when i saw kids on the ward who actually were not going home for christmas and didn't have anyone in the ward there for them so in the day i was allowed out i said let's get some christmas presents together and give them out on the ward to those children and the proudest moment for me was seeing the smiles on faces of those children and i knew that that was the right direction to go in. six months later, a nine—year—old girl met me in the ward as she said to me that she had been bullied at school due to her cancer and i was like, that deeply resonated with me and what was going to happen when i went back to school, so i ended up making a presentation raising awareness with schools, colleges and universities around these lancashire, and then my presentation was recognised by a radio show, so they offered me my

own radio show, then. i did my own radio show raising awareness on mental health, bullying, all of the topics not being spoken about in communities. that was all so phenomenal because the responses were amazing, getting phone calls into the radio station all the time, saying thank you, because they were not able to speak about these topics, beforehand. then covid it, and i arranged 300 hampers, put myself at risk because i was in the extremely vulnerable category myself but i said to my mum, i wanted to be there for people, and it was at the time when there was a toilet paper shortage so we went out and did shopping and gave out hampers to the elderly people around east lancashire.— elderly people around east lancashire. ,, ., �* , ., ., elderly people around east lancashire. ,, . �* , ., lancashire. suhail busman, a young man has done _ lancashire. suhail busman, a young man has done lots _ lancashire. suhail busman, a young man has done lots of— lancashire. suhail busman, a young man has done lots of work- lancashire. suhail busman, a young man has done lots of work in - lancashire. suhail busman, a young man has done lots of work in the - man has done lots of work in the local community and did not have an

enjoyable day today at westminster abbey. more than 200 people there for the service. kings and queens, politicians, celebrities and charity volunteers and other members of the public specially chosen to attend by the king and queen. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports on the guests with golden tickets. from early morning, they queued to take their seats. many never expected to find themselves here today, but their charity and community work secured them an invitation. it is very surreal, it is humbling and it probably still hasn't sunk in yet. it is like willy wonka and the chocolate factory getting a golden ticket. to be recognised by the king and to be asked to come to his coronation means so much to me. a tiny amount of people in the world that could have been invited and i am one of them. it is amazing. there was a sprinkling of celebrity too. friends of the king and queen and supporters of their work.

this was a unique experience for them all. it is kind of a surreal morning, you don't think you are ever going to make it to a coronation, so, no, it is fantastic. there is not many people who can say they have been invited to a coronation, it is wonderful. very very excited. very excited indeed, and hoping that the rain stays off. it is unbelievably special and to see the people who are here, i am among royalty and the greats of tv like, really, little old me from hackney? cor blimey! by the time the service was over, most of the guests had been in their seats for around five hours, they left clutching their orders of service, a treasured memory of the day. it was amazing, stunning, i loved all the bits, i loved all the musical bits, the hymns. i didn't expect us, the congregation, to take part in it as much as we did.

four hours and we thought it was too short! you could have gone on for longer? we thought it could have gone on for longer, i mean, just meticulously planned, beautiful celebration of the king. it was sometimes a bit like cricket, you didn't understand what was going on but you thought, "i'm in for this long—haul." it is interesting. it was so emotional, when everyone started arriving, the most special time was seeing the crowns going on their head, it was so special. when it is a first coronation in 70 years, nobody is too famous for a selfie, those who had a seat in the service were eyewitnesses to history. daniela relph, bbc news, westminster abbey. the vast majority of people here today were of course royalists, people here to celebrate with the royal family, but there have been a number of protests today with the police saying they have arrested more than 50 people in central

london. daniel sanford reports now on some of those who were not celebrating the coronation. chanting: not my king! the anti—monarchy protests had been planned for months. the demonstrators based themselves at trafalgar square, about halfway along the procession route. but before they had even started, some of the protest leaders were arrested and their placards confiscated. we found one of the organisers in handcuffs. he said police had mistaken luggage straps for items that might be used to lock on to street furniture. the royal family rules by the perception of public consent. there cannot be public opposition to them. human rights groups said the arrests set a dangerous precedent, coming on the back of new protest laws passed only this week. not my king! but the demonstration went ahead without its leaders. the service is being relayed

to the crowd outside, and every time the name king charles is mentioned, the anti—monarchist among the hundreds of thousands in central london, this was a protest by a few hundred people, but to the annoyance of others they made their voices heard, even as the king rode back to the palace. daniel sandford, bbc news, in trafalgar square. the coronation of king charles has been a low—key affair in australia, there have been few official events but supporters of the constitutional monarchy have been celebrating in their own way. you can definitely hear the sounds, this is an aboriginal smoking ceremony to ward off evil spirits at the start of the coronation celebrations. the constitutional monarchy in has made

democracy robust and secure whereas campaigners for a republic say that it is irrelevant to a modern independent country. the labour government promises a referendum in the next few years. in northern ireland, there were coronation tea parties, gun salutes in scotland and special church services in wales, just some of the events marking a moment in history. we will hear from correspondents in cardiff in county tyrone in a moment but first of scotland correspondent lorna gorton has more in edinburgh hundreds of well—wishers marked the crowning of the king by watching the pageantry on a big screen. you the king by watching the pageantry on a big screen.— on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like _ on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like this _ on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like this underneath - on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like this underneath the i occasion like this underneath the castle in the centre of edinburgh. you have come from macklin freke? tote you have come from macklin freke? we have got the sandwiches and sausage rolls! the _ have got the sandwiches and sausage rolls! . , ., ., , ., rolls! the celebrations here have been more _ rolls! the celebrations here have been more muted _ rolls! the celebrations here have been more muted and _ rolls! the celebrations here have been more muted and they - rolls! the celebrations here have been more muted and they are l rolls! the celebrations here have i been more muted and they are not rolls! the celebrations here have - been more muted and they are not the only events taking place here today.

celebrating an unelected hierarchy... this celebrating an unelected hierarchy. . ._ celebrating an unelected hierarchy... celebrating an unelected hierarch ~ , ., , hierarchy... as others -- some celebrated. _ hierarchy... as others -- some celebrated, others _ hierarchy... as others -- some celebrated, others protested, l hierarchy... as others -- some - celebrated, others protested, with traffic brought to a standstill as many thousands marched in the streets of glasgow in a rally calling for scottish independence. i believe in democracy and i would like to see scotland with an elected head of state.— head of state. there was all that wealth and _ head of state. there was all that wealth and inequality, _ head of state. there was all that wealth and inequality, nothing i head of state. there was all that | wealth and inequality, nothing to head of state. there was all that - wealth and inequality, nothing to do with us, _ wealth and inequality, nothing to do with us, not— wealth and inequality, nothing to do with us, not miking.— with us, not miking. from the formality _ with us, not miking. from the formality of — with us, not miking. from the formality of the _ with us, not miking. from the formality of the gun _ with us, not miking. from the formality of the gun salute . with us, not miking. from the formality of the gun salute at| formality of the gun salute at edinburgh castle —— not my king. thank you mac to shetland where the most northerly celebrations took place, a king ground and an event remembered in very different ways by people who live in scotland. —— king crown. typical british weather. but that did not dampen spirits at cardiff castle today. 0nly that did not dampen spirits at cardiff castle today. only a third

of the expected 2000 brave the elements here in order to celebrate the occasion together in the welsh capital. in the occasion together in the welsh ca - ital. �* , the occasion together in the welsh caital. �* , ., capital. in true british form i will be in the pubs — capital. in true british form i will be in the pubs after _ capital. in true british form i will be in the pubs after this, - be in the pubs after this, celebrating charles' coronation in the best way. tbs, celebrating charles' coronation in the best way-— the best way. a great sense of different generations - the best way. a great sense of different generations coming l different generations coming together to enjoy something you don't _ together to enjoy something you don't see — together to enjoy something you don't see very often. the weather meant that _ don't see very often. the weather meant that a _ don't see very often. the weather meant that a number— don't see very often. the weather meant that a number of _ don't see very often. the weather meant that a number of public- meant that a number of public screening events were cancelled across wales but nevertheless a good crowd turned up in the welsh capital to watch this momentous occasion. just a stone's throw away, around 400 joined a march against the monarchy. with another protester taking place in caernarvon, north wales, the town where charles was invested as prince of wales back in 1969. as the guns rang out in cardiff to signal the end of the formalities in westminster, across wales, street party celebrations had begun. even before the coronation

began... king's breakfast got the day off to a start for the town of castle derg, in the west of northern ireland. the local flute castle derg, in the west of northern ireland. the localflute band providing an accompanying to the bacon. ., ., ., ., ., bacon. knowing that we are far away from the royal— bacon. knowing that we are far away from the royal family, _ bacon. knowing that we are far away from the royal family, far _ bacon. knowing that we are far away from the royal family, far away - bacon. knowing that we are far away| from the royal family, far away from london, we are still british. you have started _ london, we are still british. you have started early. _ london, we are still british. you have started early. we - london, we are still british. you have started early. we have - london, we are still british. you have started early. we have had breakfast. _ have started early. we have had breakfast, that _ have started early. we have had breakfast, that is _ have started early. we have had breakfast, that is a _ have started early. we have had breakfast, that is a good - have started early. we have had breakfast, that is a good start. i breakfast, that is a good start. there was a sense that this had never happened in theirs or their parents lifetimes. the never happened in theirs or their parents lifetimes.— never happened in theirs or their parents lifetimes. the last one was so lont parents lifetimes. the last one was so long ago- _ parents lifetimes. the last one was so long ago. strongly _ parents lifetimes. the last one was so long ago. strongly unionist - parents lifetimes. the last one was| so long ago. strongly unionist areas in northern ireland _ so long ago. strongly unionist areas in northern ireland celebrating - in northern ireland celebrating royal occasions the big tradition and castle derg has a few flights of events so this charles has got a busy day. in belfast, the famous shankill road had a new mural unveiled by two of its oldest

residents. crowds watch the coronation outside city hall. an irish nationalist communities, you would be unlikely to see a speck of red, white and blue. a picket line on the falls road this afternoon in belfast spelt out republican views. the cannons were astounded at hillsborough, the official royal residence of the monarch in northern ireland. at the moment when king charles was crowned. we started the programme with our royal correspondent nicholas mitchell has joined me here. if you were to distill the ceremony today, into one moment, it was probably right at the beginning when the king said i come here, not to be served, but to serve. ., ., , , here, not to be served, but to serve. . . , , . serve. that was very much the theme ofthe serve. that was very much the theme of the whole — serve. that was very much the theme of the whole service, _ serve. that was very much the theme of the whole service, the _ of the whole service, the consecration of a monarch to serve his peoples here in the united kingdom and realms and territories around the world. and that has been the theme of charles' life, for 50

years as prince of wales it has owes been to make a difference. the british monarchy faces challenges of relevance, of hostility, let's make no bones about it, hostility towards the monarchy in some parts of this country. a minority, you have seen today the overwhelming majority are still supportive of it but this is a monarch, a king, who is driven and committed and motivated and who i think is qualified to address these issues, to underpin the relevance of the monarchy, and he knows that he has not got an awful lot of time to do that, and i think he will be in a hurry to gently move the british monarchy on and modernise it, gently. monarchy on and modernise it, tentl ., , ., monarchy on and modernise it, tentl ., , . ., gently. just a minute left on the programme _ gently. just a minute left on the programme but _ gently. just a minute left on the programme but it _ gently. just a minute left on the programme but it is _ gently. just a minute left on the programme but it is the - gently. just a minute left on the programme but it is the day - gently. just a minute left on the| programme but it is the day that gently. just a minute left on the - programme but it is the day that we look at the royal line and the role played by the prince of wales, but not prince harry.— not prince harry. conspicuously as it were relegated _ not prince harry. conspicuously as it were relegated to _ not prince harry. conspicuously as it were relegated to the _ not prince harry. conspicuously as it were relegated to the cheap - it were relegated to the cheap seats, of the royal family, the third row of family seats, a brief

appearance, already on his way back to the united states, and it was his son's birthday today but that was convenient, that it should be a brief appearance and that summed it up, really, came in, came out. the other notable thing was the proximity, the strong relationship between the king and his eldest son, prince william.— prince william. thank you for being with us this — prince william. thank you for being with us this evening, _ prince william. thank you for being with us this evening, nicholas - with us this evening, nicholas mitchell. the royal standard has been taken down above buckingham palace which means that the king is not in residence. we are told that he has moved to windsor where the focus will shift tomorrow for a coronation concert. we will bring you coverage of that went live coverage starts from windsor tomorrow. from me, have a very good evening. hello there. it isa it is a shame we had so much rain on saturday but things are looking up for sunday, it is going to be the best day of the coronation weekend. it is going to be drier and warmer,

possibly the warmest day of the year so far but by the time we get to monday, back into cloud and wet weather. this is the cloud that will bring the rain from the atlantic on monday. in between two weather systems for sunday, hence that drier theme, in between this band of wet weather coming in from the atlantic and the wet weather we had earlier moving out to the north sea. so, dry, by the time we get a sunday morning, temperatures 9—11 c, it could be cloudy with a bit of mist and fog around, the sunshine will get to work on that lengthy spells of sunshine developing. towards the end of the morning the odd shower breaking out across scotland, drifting in two eastern parts of and, likely to stay dry with many places having a dry day the sunshine. it will be warmer, 19 in glasgow, 18 in belfast, top temperature around 21 in the south—east of england. it should be dry at windsor for the evening concert. in northern ireland in the evening breeze will be picking up,

blowing in cloud and rain and overnight on sunday night, that wet weather pushes way further east. in western parts, very mild, cool towards the east, and on bank holiday monday, the morning could be dry for a while at least, and bright across east anglia and south—east. before that, rain, heavy at times, pushes eastwards across england and wales. clear weather following that, but the sunshine and showers which could be heavy, and temperatures lower on bank holiday monday, typically around 16 celsius. 0nce those tangle of weather fronts sweep away overnight we will be dominated by that area of low pressure in the atlantic for tuesday. around the base of that area of low pressure, stronger wind, and that will bring in some showers. sunshine on tuesday in some showers. sunshine on tuesday in the morning but more shoppers arriving as we head into the afternoon, some of those heavy and thundery once again. temperatures around 16—18 c. it will be mixed for

much of the weekend with some sunshine and some showers. should be drier towards the end of next week but not particularly warm.